catnip is a very versatile plant. catnip leaves and flowers play an important part in stress reduction. catnip is liked by cats and is excellent calming herb. catnip is also used as a teething pain relief remedy. It has a restorative digestive capability and can be used for preventing diarrhea or colic. to help with [...]
Acetaminophen may help reduce risk of ovarian cancer
July 7, 2007 By
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology recently published a study that shows positive effects of painkiller such as acetaminophen on ovarian cancer. Study involved acetaminophen — the active ingredient in Tylenol and several other painkillers and demonstrated that the positive effect may be as high as 30 percent compared to those who use acetaminophen or Tylenol [...]
Tranquilizers and Antidepressants
July 25, 2006 By
Tranquilizers and antidepressants are a different class of drugs. Tranquilizers make people more calm whereas antidepressants are used to treat depressions . Without proper medical diagnosis it can be very tough to understand differences between symptoms and side effects and conditions for depression and anxiety. In general antidepressants may take longer to work on depression. [...]
How painkillers work – how aspirin works?
July 7, 2006 By
Pain is felt by the brain because of impulses that are carried to the brain and that’s where painkiller focus. Painkillers do not remove the cause of the pain and do not by themselves help heal the wounds or causes of pain. There are many categories of pain killers – Aspirin, NSAIDs, Acetaminophen, ibuprofen and other powerful pain killers that should be taken only under strict medical supervision
NSAID use may have some benefits to ovarian cancer
July 7, 2006 By
Aspirin that has been used by many as some common pain killer home remedy may have some benefits to reduce ovarian cancer risks. Regular use of common painkillers or NSAID’s (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as ibuprofen may be associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer. However this study is too early and hence researchers [...]
Natural Cures for pain
July 6, 2006 By
painkillers and tranquilizers have been around since dawn of the civilization. Earlier civilizations relied on natural cures and remedies to alleviate pain. Recently medicine has advanced and has created many instant pain killers to help relive pain immediately. some of the pain killers are now available as over the counter (OTC) medicines. They do not [...]